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Instructions

Read the information below, then complete the designated tasks with your team.

In the previous milestone, you conducted a preliminary investigation into Millennium request for a business support system and a medical practice support system. After discussing your recommendations, Dr. Johnson and the partners decided to move forward with the Business Support System project and want you to describe the next steps.

To ensure the quality, cost, and timeliness of the new system, you suggested that Millennium Health use a project management approach. Dr. Johnson agreed, and he wants you briefly describe project management concepts and benefits. You realize that most of the partners do not have project management experience, and it is important to deliver a clear, informative overview.

Tasks:

1.  Create a Microsoft Word document to include the following points: 

• Explain project management concepts and benefits. 
• Explain how project management will be used by your team to manage the Millennium Health Project. 

 2.  To illustrate the PM process, refer to table 3.39 of textbook and complete the following tasks: 

• Create a  two-column  table with column titles  Tasks  and  Expected Time.  List activities A through J in the Tasks column.   
• Calculate  the Expected Time for each task and enter into this table. 
• Refer to table 3.40. Based on the activities listed complete the following three steps:  
  • Convert the activity times to days (multiply the number of weeks by 7)
  • Construct a Gantt Chart  
  • Copy/paste the Gantt chart into a  Word  document.

n identification of the main drivers of change in organisations, and using at least two

established models, an explanation of how people might experience change 

This should follow the format below

a.) Introductory Paragraph

b.) Body Paragraph

c.) Concluding Paragraph

d.) References

Part 1 Must be completed first.

Provided template must be strictly followed for part 2.

Follow all the instructions carefully for both parts.

Open a new Microsoft Word document, Microsoft Excel document, or use the provided template to complete the following tasks.

Tony Prince and his team are working on the Recreation and Wellness Intranet Project. They have been asked to refine the existing cost estimate for the project so they can evaluate supplier bids and have a solid cost baseline for evaluating project performance. Recall that your schedule and cost goals are to complete the project in 6 months for under $200,000.

Use the Cost Estimate template and Cost Baseline template to assist with this assignment.

Tasks

Prepare and upload a 1-page cost model for this project using spreadsheet software. Use the following work breakdown structure (WBS), and document your assumptions in preparing the cost model. Assume a labor rate of $100 per hour for the project manager and $60 per hour for other project team members. Assume that none of the work is outsourced, labor costs for users are not included, and there are no additional hardware costs. The total estimate should be $200,000.

Project management

Requirements definition

Website design

Registration for recreational programs

Registration for classes and programs

Tracking system

Incentive system

Website development

Registration for recreational programs

Registration for classes and programs

Tracking system

Incentive system

Testing

Training, rollout, and support

Using the cost model you created in the first task, prepare a cost baseline by allocating the costs by WBS for each month of the project.

Assume that you have completed 3 months of the project. The BAC was $200,000 for this 6-month project. You can also make the following assumptions:

PV=$120,000

EV=$100,000

AC=$90,000

What is the cost variance, schedule variance, cost performance index (CPI), and schedule performance index (SPI) for the project?

Use the CPI to calculate the estimate at completion (EAC) for this project. Is the project performing better or worse than planned?

Use the SPI to estimate how long it will take to finish this project.

After completing your charts, write a 150-word follow-up in which you complete the following:

Explain how the project is doing based on the CPI and SPI. Is it ahead of schedule or behind? Is it under budget or over?

Describe the strategies or steps that should be taken for human resource management to avoid additional costs.

Describe the strategies or steps that should be taken for resource activity management to avoid additional costs.

Recommend 2 tools to support these strategies and explain why these tools would be beneficial.

Submit your cost model, course baseline, and follow-up.

Assignment Content

1. STOP!  Have you watched the two, past assigned, short videos on APA 7 Title Page and References Page? If not, you must do that first, because this submission requires both. 

   In class today, you were asked to find your first research article that explores your approved research question. (DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS ASSIGNMENT UNLESS YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENT and gained approval: Brainstorming and Research Question.)

   For this assignment, I want you to create a single, APA 7-compliant, Word document. To earn full credit, you must do the following:

   • Page 1 = 20 pts: Proper APA 7 Title Page (watch the video and see p. 31 in the Foundations text to help you create a perfect title page)
   • Page 2 = 60 pts (breakdown below): Simply answer the following questions
   • (1) What is your approved research question from the Brainstorming Research Question HW assignment? (5 pts) 
   • (2) What is the title of the research article you found? (5 pts)
   • (3) Does the article contain the methodology the researchers used to conduct the study/research? To get full credit, you must (a) name the methodology, (b) cut and paste the paragraph from the article that details the methodology, AND (c) highlight indicator words. (30 pts)
   • (4) Does the article contain findings or results of the research? To get full credit, you must (a) cut and paste excerpts from the article that detail the findings (go to Discussion section or at times Conclusion), AND (b) highlight specific words that detail the findings. (20 pts)
   • Page 3 = 20 pts: Create a proper APA 7 References Page with your ONE research article (refer to the video and see pp. 33-34 for the FORMAT you must use to create your reference and p. 32 for a perfect sample of what a References Page looks like.)

For this assignment, you are going to do a detailed technical and business evaluation of Apache Databases (Pig, Hive, Cassandra, etc.)

You must answer the following questions. The report is a DETAILED, RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT. This is not an outline, excel spreadsheet, or a one-two project. This will require a significant level of effort and time. You are building a business use as to WHY a company would want to use this database technology solution or vendor technology. 

QUESTIONS

What are the key database products made by the vendor OR the key database platforms available under the database category? (Describe functionality and technical highlights)

If a vendor, who are the competitors to the platform? If a database technology class, who is the clear leader and why?

What are the key features for each of these database platforms that make them unique?

Provide three (3) business uses for why a customer/client would want to use your vendors/class of database technology in their environment.

What are key technical skills a data administrator or database administrator would require if they use this platform?

As you can tell, this is about a 15-20 Page Paper! Your group will have a LOT OF RESEARCH. Start BEFORE the residency (seriously)!

You MUST use APA citations throughout this paper. It counts as 20% of your overall grade for this assignment. Your paper will be graded against the assignment rubric which measures the following weight based on the points assigned (i.e. 20 points, 25 points depending on if you are in MAIN or 1G/IIG)

Technical Competency (25%)

Business Competency (20%

Technical Accuracy (25%)

Spelling / Grammar (10%)

Citations / APA (20%) 

1. Discuss the broad ethics that you have garnered from reviewing the American Computing and Machinery (ACM) Ethics (Links to an external site.)  
2. Research ethics in the field you’ve chosen, (cyber security)then discuss what you’ve found.
3. Apply the concepts learned in your reading and through research on the Internet to discuss security issues that are unique to the chosen scenario.
4. Support what you discuss with specific examples.
5. Don’t forget to cite your resources. APA formatting is required.

Discussion and assignment 

2-3 page apa format follow PDF